The longing for freedom – to be one’s true self—is a deep-rooted human need that claims the respect of others and may involve the struggle to be freed from shame, fears, aggression, and contradiction. The principle of contradiction is enunciated in the phrase: ‘To be or...
All we want is fair play, for the sake of harmony. No one enjoys a game where everybody or many do cheat. The past elections were meant to reflect the people’s will and freedom, to prove that there is still some degree of freedom within the...
What is real or perfect justice? I can still recall the answer from the title of the 2007 CBCP planner and Biblical guide that goes: “The Norm of Justice and Right Living is the Word of God.” Hence the truest justice should be in accord with the...
THE JOY OF PROVIDENCE Ceaselessly does our Holy Father Pope Francis call upon us to be joyful in all life’s circumstances, and recently ‘On Love in the Family’ which he calls “The Joy of Love” – title of his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, written two years...
The result of the recent presidential elections indeed reveals, with shocking amazement, the Filipino people’s trust and hope in a down-to-earth president who is incredibly fearless to face any battle to wipe out crime and restore peace and order and a future for the needed...
We acknowledge the myriad blessings from above, including the elections that have just passed and given us hopes of new and honest leadership; and in our environment, the showers of rain on our dry land that has revived dying crops and restored hope and confidence...
As election is just a day away, it is good to ponder on the way our life and our world is going – matuwid ba or straight, or bako-bako, crooked but still pointing the way to the Maker and His creation in happy harmony with...
In this closing season of Easter, we shift our attention once again to the Risen Christ, praying that we live our heroic intimacy with Him in the power of the Spirit of Pentecost. We also intensify the yearning for deeper awareness of our new life...
As the air of expectancy grows with the fast approach of election time, so does the need for vital study and discussion, and prayerful discernment in the face of growing crises and violence that challenge one’s choice of the right candidate to respond to the...
Joining public gatherings such as demonstrations and rallies may be beneficial or disastrous depending on the intent of the organizers. As a general rule, one must search for the truth and not aimlessly jump into the fire, which may result to damage or injury instead of resolving...
